Yaya

Yaya, as Aliya affectionately calls herself. I don’t know why she won’t actually say Aliya since I know she is capable. She say alligator easily enough but I am not complaining, I think ‘Yaya’ is pretty cute. I have been feeling a little guilty the last couple of nights because we bought a monitor for the first time. Up until now I was just using my own sense of hearing to wake up when she cried without an issue. Her room is close to ours I have no trouble hearing her but in a few months after the baby is born, poor little Yaya will be moving out of her safe little room in the middle of the house, right next to mom and dads room to a room across the house and her baby brother will get her room. We knew we wouldn’t be able to hear her but more importantly feel comfortable with her so far away. So I purchased a video monitor system. Its great and can connect up to 4 cameras. We have one in her room right now and one in the main hallway of the house but when she moves its ideal for one in each kids room. Back to why I have been feeling guilty. For the first time since she was born I can watch her fall asleep when she is all alone. I feel as if I am invading her privacy in a way, watching her when she doesn’t know it but it is so cute to watch. She turns and plays with her crib. She rearranges her blanket. Its addicting, well for Rob and I at least, its better than cable. Its fun to watch her wake up as well, she sits up then stands in her crib and calls out for us. I can't help but smile when I hear "Mommy!"


The other morning she woke up and we had our ritual of cuddling in bed before we get up for the day where she drinks her milk, but as she has been getting older she is more into playing than actually cuddling even though we still call it ‘cuddling’. Well our little girl had a rough night of sleep, she has some bites and they kept her up with the incessant itchiness and scratching so when she came into my bed for cuddling she wasn’t in a very good mood and she was whiny and kicking and hitting, being very naughty. I was patient with her and started to rub her back and legs and arms, it was just what she needed. She melted her soft warm body into mine, snuggled her face into the crease of my neck, threw her arm around my shoulder and let me rub her tired itchy skin. I really missed our cuddling and it was just the dose of love I needed.